Justin Bieber by the numbers

April 01, 2010|By Tribune staff report

(Tribune photo by Chris Sweda)

It's a Justin Bieber world, and the rest of us are just living in it. The teen singing sensation finds himself on top of the album charts with "My World 2.0" and No. 1 in the hearts of his growing legion of fans (his unofficial soundtrack: a chorus of shrieking girls). Billboard.com breaks down his latest accomplishment:

283,000: The estimated number of copies "My World 2.0" sold in its debut week, good for the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.

16: Bieber is the youngest solo male artist to score a No. 1 album since 13-year-old Stevie Wonder did it in 1963.

5: The current Billboard 200 ranking for his first album, "My World" (which debuted at No. 6 when it was released in November.) That makes him the first artist with two albums in the top five since Nelly in 2004.

1,650,644: The number of Bieber's followers on Twitter as of Wednesday afternoon.